This decision is crucially important for #Refugee #ChildRights, because it states that where there are ‘reasonable doubts’ that the home state is unable or unwilling to protect refugee children, the host state should refrain from returning the child.
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The CRC correctly focuses on the right of the child to be free from violence and the risk of FGM, and the responsibility of the state to protect the child within its jurisdiction, not the ability or willingness of the parent to protect their child from FGM in their home state.
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